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    Moments I feel like a real adult...

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    • juniperskyJ
      junipersky Administrators
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      These aren’t happy, and they aren’t peeves, just those moments when you realize you’re doing adult things in an adult way!

      Example:
      I did my taxes this evening. That’s normal. But guys.

      I ITEMIZED MY DEDUCTIONS instead of taking the standard deduction!!!

      Like 😲 what kind of adult shiz is this?!

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      • SockMonkeyS
        SockMonkey @junipersky
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        @junipersky i'm proud of you psych

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        • SnacknessS
          Snackness
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          We just spent a buttload of money to have our yard drainage fixed. The guys finished the day before a big rain.

          We’ve been watching the yard like kids watching for Santa Claus. It’s draining great.

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          • SockMonkeyS
            SockMonkey
            last edited by

            I am washing laundry tonight. LOADS of fun (sorry had to do the pun). I have a second pair of sheets to put on the bed while the current pair washes. It seems so simple. However, I feel like royalty though! #AdultAndPosh

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            • PavelP
              Pavel
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              I got out of bed this morning and made three new noises when I stood up. #adulting

              He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
              BE AN ADULT

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                dvoraen
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                Gosh I could probably write a very long blog post about this topic, but here’s a couple things:

                • I do my own taxes without help.
                • I’m motivating myself to get schoolwork done on time.
                • I’m more dependent on myself. Self-sufficiency has been a HUGE topic for me with respect to feeling like an adult.
                • I’m trying to take care of my mental health, and that means accepting the fact that I personally need medication to do so. (Evidence has shown that my brain just does not respond to non-medication adjustment for certain matters.)
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                • HobbieH
                  Hobbie
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                  I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

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                  • ToriT
                    Tori @Hobbie
                    last edited by

                    @Hobbie said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                    I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

                    Oh man. My grass is so brown because my irrigation is broken and my attempts to fix the heads just…did not adult well. This is my fear realized.

                    she/her, them/they - not super particular

                    I have been here the whole time

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                      Pyrephox Administrators
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                      I pay all the bills for my household! I have successfully done this for years, but it only really hit me when my elderly father moved in with me. Now I am truly the breadwinner, and it’s stressful, but sometimes also feels weirdly good? Like checking off an achievement.

                      And then being terrified that I will lose my income and we will both be homeless and starve to death. Which is also a very ‘real adult’ feeling.

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                      • PavelP
                        Pavel @Pyrephox
                        last edited by

                        @Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                        my elderly father moved in with me

                        On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

                        He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                        BE AN ADULT

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                          Pyrephox Administrators @Pavel
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                          @Pavel said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                          @Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                          my elderly father moved in with me

                          On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

                          No, I really don’t.

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                            Raeras
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                            I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

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                            • Vulgar BoyV
                              Vulgar Boy
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                              I fixed my stupid dishwasher.

                              It was very satisfying.

                              Stupid dishwasher.

                              love that perfect frown

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                              • TezT
                                Tez Administrators @Raeras
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                                @Raeras said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                                I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

                                I support you as a person but I can’t bring myself to upvote this.

                                WORK PEOPLE?

                                OUTSIDE?

                                ON WEEKEND?

                                she/they

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                                  Raeras @Tez
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                                  @Tez 🤣 I know. It’s crazy. We’re going to get pastries though and talk about non-work stuff! Probably. Who knows!

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                                  • TezT
                                    Tez Administrators @Raeras
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                                    @Raeras I can upvote pastries. I hope you and the pastries have fun.

                                    she/they

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                                    • SnacknessS
                                      Snackness
                                      last edited by Snackness

                                      My husband just came in and told me there was a new stoplight going up just outside our neighborhood, which we enthusiastically chattered about for a minute or so (because we need it!).

                                      My 8yo son, sarcastic: “Yay, a new stoplight.”

                                      Me: “This is what happens when you grow up.”

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                                      • saoS
                                        sao
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                                        I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

                                        I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

                                        let it be a challenge to you

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                                        • PavelP
                                          Pavel
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                                          My dishwasher was throwing up an error and refusing to drain. I put it up on blocks like one would a car, and disassembled the lower portion to get access to the flood switch. Disabled the switch, drained and rebuilt the filter/pump section, and now it works again.

                                          I know this is only a temporary stop gap, but it feels good to fix something.

                                          He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                                          BE AN ADULT

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                                          • AriaA
                                            Aria @sao
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                                            @sao said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                                            I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

                                            I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

                                            FYI: If it ever gets really bad, a drain snake is all of about $25 at Lowe’s and that is much cheaper than calling a plumber. It’s also easy! And very gross.

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